London suffered from one of the worst snow storms in a decade yesterday and only now are we slowly getting back to normal. Having lived in the countryside all my life I…
How to fix Digital Britain
Digital Britain has been released today. Not much there to help connectivity for business, the government seems to think it is important to offer faster speeds for those who share videos and…
Let there be light
On the anniversary of us moving into our offices in London Bridge I note that I have suffered from a single migraine while working in the office. When we converted the space…
Three’s a crowd?
I am interested in the high publicity that the third runway at Heathrow is getting, especially as I don’t have any strong opinions one way or the other. However I don’t understand…
Willie Walsh shows his BA colours
In contrast to my last post on the awful management of Little Chef I did catch another program which was presented by Gerry Robinson on BBC Four. It is a new series…
Big Chief, Little Chief
Having watched the past three episodes of Channel 4’s Big Chef, Little Chef I thought I would voice my concern over the abysmal management team in Little Chef lead by Ian Pegler…
Green or profit – you can only choose one!
I was wondering if you have noticed the recent decline of talk about going green. Up until September last year you couldn’t open a magazine or paper without reading about how the…
So how was 2008 and will 2009 trump it?
In broadband and telecommunications speak the answer is yes; financially it is anyone’s guess. Looking at the consolidation that took place over the past few years with the major mobile carriers moving…
Merry Christmas
I am surprised at how few people made it into work today. I know it is Christmas Eve but with a long holiday beckoning I am surprised so many took it as…
War Horse
Another year under my belt and I can see how quickly life can pass you by. It has been a busy year but in terms of seeing definition between specific events it…
Perks are the first to go
I have spoken to a number of telecom carriers over the past few weeks and a worrying trend is taking place from speaking to their staff. Bowls of fruit are not being…
Support Satisfaction
We recently completed a survey by calling clients who had raised support tickets with us over the past 6-months. Although we were unable to reach many of them (probably too busy working…
How to measure carbon
Had a demonstration recently by Access on their latest module which will be offered in Access Dimensions very shortly. Our system integrator Polestar organised a morning at their offices outside Portsmouth to…
Gartner says think about today and not tomorrow
Don’t know if anyone recently read the article in Computer Weekly (11-17 November issue) which was based on the recent Gartner Symposium. But interesting feedback by Gartner for global CIOs on cutting…
Entrepreneurs for London
I visited a conference yesterday organised by Freshbusinessthinking.com for entrepreneurs. Lots of speakers provided by a number of interesting talks on how to grow a business and what the recession means to…